Wacky Packages Reissue Series

Unpublished 5th Series


Most wacky collectors are familiar with the Wacky Packages Reprint Series of 1979 and 1980.  There were four different 66 sticker sets which were reprints of the famous 1973-1976 Original Series, and the titles were numbered consecutively from #1 to #264.  The only new title was Ice Krunkles, which was a Lost Wacky unused from the original 12th Series in 1975.

A Wrapper proof showed up a few years ago, with production code 0-490-21-01-0.  This would designate the wrapper to the Reprint Series, but nothing else was found.

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Then Topps shocked the Wacky World in June of 2004, when they auctioned off a paper checklist for a 1980 5th series which was never published.    It was pasted on the back of a football card, and another identical checklist was auctioned a year later in June of 2005.

This set only had 55 stickers, but the most interesting aspects are the titles.  There are over a dozen Wackys from the Die-Cut & Original 1st Series on the list!   Had this set actually been issued, many of today's rare wackys (Band-Ache, Jolly Mean Giant, Moron Salt) would not be so highly prized.

 

Wacky Packages Series 5 Checklist (circa 1980 - unpublished)

265 - Jail-O 284 - Kooloffs All-Brain 303 - Satan Wrap
266 - Skimpy 285 - Light and Dizzy Yoga 304 - Totarillo Cigars
267 - Quacker Oats 286 - Gurgle's Baby Food 305 - Earth Barn Shampoo
268 - Grave Train 287 - Demented Tomatoes 306 - Pounds Cream
269 - Dull Pineapple 288 - Pure Hex Bleach 307 - Smell Oil
270 - Graft Cheese 289 - Spills Bros. Coffee 308 - Petley Flea Bags
271 - Fruit of the Tomb 290 - Sneer Detergent 309 - Catgobite Detergent
272 - Hex-Lax 291 - Bone Ami Cleanser 310 - Old Grand-Mom
273 - Bathless Ribbons 292 - Dr. Popper 311 - Gillo Port
274 - Maddie Boy 293 - Skip Ink 312 - Argh Coarse Stench
275 - Hired Root Beer 294 - Greaseline 313 - Jungle Brute 88
276 - Moron Salt 295 - Bum Beans 314 - Blank Crow Candy
277 - Slum-Maid Raisins 296 - Fishey-Prize Toys 315 - Flopp Marshmallow
278 - Jolly Mean Giant 297 - Painters Nuts 316 - Leek Oil Dripper
279 - Coronation Milk 298 - Nutt's Apple Sauce 317 - Emptimo Cigars
280 - Schmutz Beer 299 - Swiss Fright Cheese 318 - El Polluto Cigars
281 - Cracked Jerk 300 - Family Circuit 319 - Caged Dog Food
282 - Band-Ache 301 - Cult 45 Beer  
283 - Exceedrin 302 - Moron Chicken Dinner  

Oddly, the Checklist named Sticker #305 as Earth Bum, which had already been printed as Sticker #191 in the 3rd Series of this set.  It is assumed that this was a typo (common with Wacky Packages), and the intended title was Earth Barn.

In February 2005, we got to see the Series 5 puzzle. Topps auctioned a black and white prototype sheet of 3 uncut Sneer Puzzles.  Back in 1980, this would have been the first wacky puzzle to feature a parody of a non-Topps product.

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Notation on Front --

STRIP IN FROM STICKER CARD #290

PUZZLE A

REPEAT A

 


Can reissues be considered Lost Wackys? So far it seems that nothing from this series ever made it to the final stage.  But I just couldn't resist printing up a few wrappers and puzzles, with checklists on the back.

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